EXCURSIONS 
Credit Forks.—Take C.P.R. to Credit Forks. Here 
the Niagara escarpment reaches its maximum 
height. A section nearly 350 feet high has 
been exposed by the cutting action of a branch 
of the Credit river. ‘From the bed of the 
creek a slope of red clay extends upwards for 
approximately half the height of the escarp- 
ment. Overlying this is an exposure of 
Medina sandstone, while the top of the cliff 
furnishes an outcrop of 150 feet of nearly ver- 
tical limestone of the Niagara formation.”— 
Cosens. This is a naturalist’s paradise. 
Devil’s Den.—Reached from Whitby by walking 
north 114 miles, west 14 mile, north 114 miles, 
west 1 mile, north 114 miles; or by C.N.R. 
“Dutch Church.””"—See at end of chapter on Geology. 
Etobicoke.— Take the King Street West cars to their 
terminus; then the Port Credit car to Brown’s 
stop; go down to the river and walk north. 
Eversley Lake District.—The Eversley Lake district 
contains a number of small lakes belonging to 
the same group as Lakes Bond and Wilcox. The 
region possesses great variety of scenery, and 
the soil, although for the most part excellent 
for farming, is invaded in many places not only 
by lakes and small ponds, but often by a con- 
siderable extent of swampy ground surrounding 
these Much of this low-lying land consists of 
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